Audrey D. Kamzan, MD
(she/her)
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
About
Dr. Kamzan received her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at UCLA before joining the pediatric hospital medicine division as faculty in 2013. She became chief of the pediatric hospital medicine division in 2021. Since 2024, she has served as the director of quality and patient safety for Mattel Children’s Hospital. She is also a member of the pediatric residency medical education team where she serves as an advisor for residents, co-teaches the quality improvement/patient safety curriculum for residents, and oversees the evidence-based medicine curriculum. Her research interests lie in quality improvement and patient safety in the hospital setting and engaging trainees in this work.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- UCLA Department of Pediatrics Robert C. Neerhout Resident Teaching Award, 2019, 2023
Hospital Affiliations
Medical Services
Research
Interests
- Emergency Response in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education
- Nurse-MD Communication
- Children with Medical Complexity
Publications
- Kulkarni, D, Heath J, Jackson NJ, Crummey A. An educational intervention to improve inpatient documentation of high-risk diagnoses by pediatric residents. Hospital Pediatrics; July 2018: 430-435.
- Kamzan AD, Kim L, Wozniak L, Federman N, Newcomer C. A Case of a 15-Month-Old With Periorbital Edema and Severe Anemia. Pediatrics; January 2020.
- Yazdani S, Lerner C, Kamzan A, Kulkarni D, Newcomer CA, eds. General Pediatrics: Board Review. Oxford Publishing Press, January 2020.
- Kamzan AD, Jun E, Kulkarni D. On the Front Lines of Pediatric Complex Care: Are We Preparing Emergency Medicine Residents? Hospital Pediatrics; August 2020.
- Kamzan A, Ng E. "When Less is More: The Role of Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Patient Safety" In: Berkowitz C. Advances in Pediatrics, Volume 68. Elsevier Press, July 2021.
- Yazdani S, Lerner C, Kulkarni D, Kamzan A, Henry R. A new expert system with diagnostic accuracy for pediatric upper respiratory conditions. Healthcare Analytics; November 2022.
- Kamzan AD, Tsoi S, Arslanian T, Sim MS, Romero T, Newcomer CA. Admission Source Is Associated With the Risk of Rapid Response Team Activation in a Children's Hospital. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Nov-Dec;22(8):1477-1481.
- Kosack A, Carson SL, Montenegro EYB, Owen M, Dodge S, Sim M, Cagigas X, Ahumada-Mocorro L, Kamzan A, Acuna Hernandez E, Lopez G, Guzman E, Sanchez Gomez D, Islas Z, Walker VP, Lerner C, Lloyd J. Improving Patient Experience Scores Using Simultaneous Interpretation on Family-Centered Rounds. Hosp Pediatr. December 2022 1;12(12):1019-1035.
- Rai E, Kamzan A, Boozalis E, Hogeling M, Fong K. A case of febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease responsive to systemic corticosteroids. Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 May-Jun;40(3):573-575.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- UCLA Department of Pediatrics Robert C. Neerhout Resident Teaching Award, 2019, 2023